Delimb
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cut the limbs from. transitive
"Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace."
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More examples"Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace."
Etymology
From de- + limb.